Property Record
600 PARK AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Chippewa Springs Company Spring House |
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| Other Name: | Chippewa Springs Company Spring House |
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| Reference Number: | 40205 |
| Location (Address): | 600 PARK AVE |
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| County: | Chippewa |
| City: | Chippewa Falls |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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| Additions: | C. 1920 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | springhouse |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Drop Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. TO BE RESTORED. Structure covers underground mineral water spring. As early as 1889, the Chippewa Health Club created the Chippewa Springs Park on the grounds near Thadders Pound's mineral spring. Sometimes called Chippewa Springs Park, Pound's Park and Pound's farm, the mineral spring and accompanying bottling works were incorporated as the Chippewa Spring Company in 1894. It is likely that this spring house dates from the creation of Chippewa Springs Park. The spring house, originally an open, gazebo-type structure was built around an exposed spring. It reportedly provides seating for park visitors or travelers who wished to stop and drink from the healthful spring. The wooden slab covering the present original structure was added prior to 1926. Additional research is needed to clarify the precise dates of construction for this historic structure. It is noteworthy that the Chippewa Springs Company is the city's second longest continuously operating industry. This spring house is of local historical significance as a representative of an early industry in Chippewa Falls, an industry which gave Chippewa Falls its reputation as a healthful place to live. Even today, this industry is the basis for Chippewa Falls' annual celebration of "Pure Water Days." The Chippewa Springs Company Spring House is constructed of wood in a polygonal shape and covered with a polygonal-conical roof. Constructed to cover the spring from which Chippewa Spring Water was obtained, the spring house is no longer actively used. This small wooden spring house, although showing reasonably good architectural integrity, has no specific architectural significance. RELATED BUILDINGS: Chippewa Springs Company building (CH11/8). |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Daily Independent, 18 April 1889. (B) Chippewa Springs Company advertisements. (C) Chippewa Herald Telegram 11/12/92. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |